News - Last Update Wed, 08/05/2020 - 10:30am
Carson City School District
Last week, the Carson City School Board approved the school district's Reopening Plan, which includes a hybrid schedule or a fully distance-learning program, as well as agreeing to push the start date to begin Monday, Aug. 24.
Parents need to submit their intent of preferred learning for their students by Wednesday Aug. 5 so that their student's school will know how to prepare.
Melanie McCormick, Executive Director
Hello and welcome! CASA of Carson City is looking for men and women, 21 years of age and older, to volunteer and advocate for children that are currently in foster care.
News - Last Update Tue, 08/04/2020 - 9:50am
NDOT news release
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation is inviting Nevada drivers to submit contest entries for creative traffic safety messages to be displayed on electronic freeway signs.
News - Last Update Tue, 08/04/2020 - 9:30am
A 51-year-old Carson City man was booked Monday for suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon and other offenses after fleeing from and then attempting to fight with a sheriff's deputy.
News - Last Update Tue, 08/04/2020 - 5:04am
MINDEN, Nev. — Following a controversial letter from its sheriff regarding the Black Lives Matter movement and a proposed diversity statement agenda item that was to be considered by the county's library board, Douglas County says it is actively preparing for a planned protest at the Judicial Law Enforcement Center this Saturday.
News - Last Update Mon, 08/03/2020 - 7:27pm
The Nevada Independent
Months after ordering sweeping closures, Gov. Steve Sisolak on Monday unveiled what he said is a “natural evolution” in the state’s response to COVID-19 — a targeted approach that involves assessing county data each week and forming action plans that would go after the root cause.
News - Last Update Mon, 08/03/2020 - 6:06pm
Carson City Health and Human Services
Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Monday, August 3, 2020 that there are 10 new cases and 19 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 718, with 567 recoveries and 12 deaths, 139 cases remain active.
Outdoors - Last Update Tue, 08/04/2020 - 12:33pm
Submitted by Phil and Jan Marie Brown
Spotted on Kennedy Drive are two fawns nursing with their Mom.
Carson Tahoe Health & Wellness
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), and plaque build-up in carotid arteries are all treatable when caught early. Additionally, PVD (Peripheral Vascular Disease, caused by blocked blood flow in the leg arteries) when diagnosed early allows physicians to intervene before serious complications develop.
Michelle Rindels and Megan Messerly, The Nevada Independent
Democrats are pushing back on President Donald Trump’s latest criticism and threat of litigation over Nevada’s move toward a mostly mail general election.
Opinion - Last Update Mon, 08/03/2020 - 3:13pm
By McAvoy Layne
What might Mark Twain say about a serious proposal in China to allow for two husbands? First let us take a look at the proposal, recommended by a professor of economics at Fudan University in this summer of 2020.
News - Last Update Mon, 08/03/2020 - 2:07pm
Kelsey Penrose, Sierra Nevada Ally
In what has now become a year-and-a-half long fight between ranchers and homeowners in Carson Valley, an appeal will be heard in late August for a proposed slaughterhouse in Centerville, a ranching community south of Gardnerville, which had been unanimously denied by Douglas County Commissioners in Nov. 2019.
News - Last Update Mon, 08/03/2020 - 1:17pm
CARES Housing Assistance Program
CARSON CITY — In the first two weeks of Nevada’s residential rental assistance program, 8,404 applications have been received statewide.
News - Last Update Mon, 08/03/2020 - 12:53pm
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak will hold a press conference today, Monday, at 5 p.m. to provide an update on Nevada’s COVID-19 response efforts. The press conference will be inside the Old Assembly Chamber of the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City.
Outdoors - Last Update Tue, 08/04/2020 - 5:12am
VisitCarsonCity.com
All aboard for a unique ride on the rails. Visit Carson City, in partnership with the V&T Railway Commission, have announced an all-new attraction unlike any other in northern Nevada. It’s not a train, it’s not a bike, but it is the Carson Canyon Railbike Tours.
Amy Demuth, Ciara Cihak for Rad Strategies
Historic Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City, Nevada, is opening its doors once again for what it was meant to be — a performing arts venue. “Murder at the Gin Joint” premiers this August and is a murder mystery presented by the Piper’s Players.
Fred Kearney
Court candidates Ozzie Fumo and Bonnie Bulla will be guest speakers at the upcoming Lyon County Democratic Central Committee meeting on August 8, 2020, at 10 a.m. All are welcome to attend by registering at the following Zoom link:
News - Last Update Mon, 08/03/2020 - 10:53am
Three people were arrested Saturday by the Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team, with two of the suspects alleged to be connected to a suspected marijuana concentrate sales operation.
Outdoors - Last Update Mon, 08/03/2020 - 10:56am
Photos by Katie Farr
Another morning walk with the dogs and some of the things we saw. Scroll and click on each photo to enlarge.
By Donor Network West
Donor Network West, the federally designated non-profit organ procurement and tissue recovery organization for northern Nevada and northern California, has elevated Nicole Bishop to Regional Director of the northern Nevada region.
News - Last Update Mon, 08/03/2020 - 8:24am
A 17-year-old juvenile male was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and other offenses early Monday morning after a pursuit in which a patrol vehicle was clipped, a Carson City Sheriff's Office sergeant said.
Community - Last Update Tue, 08/04/2020 - 12:38pm
By Jim Jacobson
Here is a picture of the comet. I took this July 25, 2020 from over by Washoe Lake. I had to keep working at it. First I had to make sure I had the right portion of the sky. The bottom two Big Dipper stars on the generally right side of photo are what points down somewhat towards the comet. 10-second exposure. I'm just an amateur photographer. It's very far away of course now. I could hardly find it - at first finding something else, but then I finally found the right blip. Oh Boy!
Michelle Rindels, The Nevada Independent
Nevada lawmakers who say they’ve been inundated with pleas for help from constituents sorted through a bill Sunday night that they acknowledge isn’t a silver bullet for the state’s unemployment backlog, but could ease some of the system’s bottlenecks.
News - Last Update Mon, 08/03/2020 - 6:07am
Carson City Health and Human Services
Carson City Health and Human Services reported on its Facebook page Sunday that there are 13 new cases and 8 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region.
News - Last Update Mon, 08/03/2020 - 8:40am
UPDATE MONDAY: The Carson City Fire Department responded to assist Truckee Meadows Fire on the #NorthFire. As of Monday morning the fire has burned 3,000 acres and is 0 percent contained. Firefighters worked throughout the night battling this blaze and are back on the fire line this morning, according to CCFD.
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Fires burning in the northern California region, including a new fire north of Highway 395 near Hallelujah Junction in Lassen County, Calif., has produced smoky skies throughout much of western Nevada, including Carson City, Carson Valley and Dayton areas.
Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindells, The Nevada Independent
News - Last Update Sun, 08/02/2020 - 12:32pm
Here is the South Carson Street Project and Carson City area road report for the week of August 3-9, 2020. For information on lane restrictions and street closures related to the South Carson Street Project, please visit CarsonProud.com.
News - Last Update Mon, 08/03/2020 - 10:59am
Ronni Hannaman, Carson City Chamber
Those who have been traveling along the downtown section of Carson Street since July 22 will have noticed the many young faces on the banners now gracing our light poles.
News - Last Update Sun, 08/02/2020 - 10:57am
Michelle Rindels and Jackie Valley, The Nevada Independent
A bill that restricts police use of chokeholds, allows recording of law enforcement and calls for drug testing of officers involved in shootings passed the Assembly with bipartisan support, in spite of criticism that lawmakers could have gone further to address police brutality.
News - Last Update Sun, 08/02/2020 - 10:38am
Afternoon winds will be a touch stronger Sunday and Monday around the Carson City region compared to the last few days, according to the National Weather Service, but not strong enough to warrant any watches or warnings at this time.
Western Nevada College
The Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company is used to building big Broadway productions this time of year, generally drawing from 6,000 to more than 7,000 people from 20 states and Canada. But there’s a bit of a problem.
News - Last Update Sun, 08/02/2020 - 9:18am
By Denise Clodjeaux
Carson City Manager Nancy Paulson will be the guest speaker at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting. The online meeting takes place Tuesday, August 4 at 12 p.m.
Outdoors - Last Update Sun, 08/02/2020 - 7:44am
By JoAnne Skelly
I can’t believe what I’ve been doing this past week. All gardeners realize there are a lot of repetitive, often tedious, tasks involved in gardening successfully. But seriously! I have been snipping off hundreds, no thousands, of crabapples. Most people let the crabapples stay on the tree for fall color. Believe me, I would like to do that, but ...
Community - Last Update Sun, 08/02/2020 - 10:11am
By the Carson Educational Support Association
The Carson Educational Support Association, which consists of Para Professionals, Secretaries, Clinical Aides, Nurses, Custodians, Skilled Maintenance workers, Bus drivers and Attendants, Nutrition workers, Deaf and hard of hearing interpreters, Library Media technicians, and IT workers, would like to thank the following businesses for for sponsoring and donating to our educational support staff banquet.
News - Last Update Sun, 08/02/2020 - 7:01am
Carson City Health and Human Services
We are reporting 14 new cases and 6 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region.
By Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels, The Nevada Independent
State lawmakers have taken the first steps to amend a cap on mining taxes in the state Constitution, a process that could raise hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue but was staunchly opposed by Republicans and the mining industry representatives who warned it would be a “death knell” for rural Nevada.
Outdoors - Last Update Sat, 08/01/2020 - 1:35pm
Photography by Edward Howell
A Northern Harrier Hawk allowed local photographer and Carson Now reader Edward Howell a chance to get a great series of close-ups at Buzzy's Ranch.
Riley Snyder, Michelle Rindels, and Jackie Valley, NV Indep.
Nevada lawmakers are convening for a special session to address a long list of policy topics ahead of their regularly scheduled session early next year.
To help readers understand where bills stand in the sometimes chaotic world of the Legislature, The Nevada Independent is maintaining this viewer’s guide with brief overviews and status updates on the measures.
News - Last Update Sat, 08/01/2020 - 9:45am
Governor's Office Press Release
In line with his announcement made on Monday, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced he signed Emergency Directive 029 extending previously issued directives that were set to expire on July 31, 2020.
Community - Last Update Sat, 08/01/2020 - 9:37am
by Carson City Library
The Carson City Library is hiring to fill an open Digitorium Internship. Digitorium interns help manage the library's teen space and assist with program planning and implementation. The Digitorium Internship starts Sept. 1 and runs through the 2020/2021 school year.
Outdoors - Last Update Sat, 08/01/2020 - 7:44am
To accommodate a highly anticipated community mural art project, the Tahoe East Shore Trail will be temporarily closed to public access between the Tunnel Creek Café and Sand Harbor all day on Tuesday, August 4, as well as Wednesday, August 5 through Friday, August 7, after 8:00 p.m.
News - Last Update Fri, 07/31/2020 - 6:10pm
Carson City Health and Human Services
Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting sixteen new cases and eight additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 681, with 534 recoveries and twelve deaths, 135 cases remain active.
News - Last Update Fri, 07/31/2020 - 4:28pm
Just before 4:30 p.m. Friday afternoon an injury accident with a hit and run was reported to dispatch.
The reporting party stated a black escalade had backed into her in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant and left.
She is complaining of injury.
News - Last Update Fri, 07/31/2020 - 3:58pm
DETR Press Release
Finalized data from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) show initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) totaled 18,390 for the week ending July 25, up 2,842 claims, or 18.3 percent, compared to last week’s total of 15,548 claims.
News - Last Update Fri, 07/31/2020 - 2:15pm
Special Olympics Nevada Press Release
Special Olympics Nevada (SONV) will hold it’s first-ever “Flame of Hope” virtual run and fundraiser, August 4 through September 12. Open to the public to participate, the virtual run is a new addition to the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run ® (LETR).
Gina Lopez, Brewery Arts Center
This Saturday, Aug. 1 the Flatbed Concert Series will be (slowly) rollilng through the Empire Elementary area with the groovy "Drinking with Clowns."
News - Last Update Fri, 07/31/2020 - 11:00am
by Kelsey Penrose
A 31-year-old woman suffering from mental health issues was arrested for trespassing after refusing to leave her mothers house.
According to the report, the mother called dispatch advising her daughter was at her residence refusing to leave, and that she has mental health issues. The mother stated she was afraid of her daughter.
News - Last Update Fri, 07/31/2020 - 12:00pm
Carson City Sheriff's Office Press Release
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division is asking for assistance in identifying an unknown suspect, alleged to have forged checks and fraudulently cashed them.
By Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels, The Nevada Independent
Gov. Steve Sisolak has formally called on legislators to convene in Carson City for a second special session of the summer focused on a wide range of policy issues.
The governor issued an official proclamation on Thursday evening calling for the special session to begin Friday, with language requesting the session wrap up by midnight on Friday, Aug. 7.
News - Last Update Thu, 07/30/2020 - 9:07pm
Nevada DPS news release
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Public Safety Director George Togliatti appointed Mike Dzyak as Chief of the Nevada DPS, State Fire Marshal Division on July 27, 2020. Dzyak previously served as Lieutenant and as Acting Fire Marshal following the retirement of former Chief Bart Chambers.